C120.186x.04.09

Sunday April the 9th [1865, according to date calculator- and letter that describes celebration of victory]

Dear George

We received your letter yesterday. we began to think you were not going to write at all. we had a [word missing?] for you from the [illegible] I sent it to you in a letter paper. you may think yourself well off that you are up there and not with your Reegt as they have been engaged. we will send you the papers whenever there is any news we have not heard a word from Luke or John yet. Luke is in the 3rd Brigade 3rd Division 13th Army Corps and they are in the field. it is very strange we dont hear from him. did you have great rejoiceing [sic] there over the fall of Richmond we had a great here for Brandon. the Bells rang the Anvil was fired off we had a procession and the ladies marched and carried flags. and in the evening had an illuminat-ion. I think it will make them all [sick?]. Mike has not come home yet Ma is not very well. do you think they will let you come home again. Ma wants to know how Sidney is now if he is any better. do you remember Mrs Green[way?] that used to live to E.P. Briggs. when she heard of the fall of Richmond she was to overjoyed that died immediately Jennie Ormsbee went to the funereal [sic]. I believe she was her mothers sister. I have got the Parlor papered and it looks nice. I wish sometime you would get your Picture taken like Lukes I am going to have mine taken so if we could have them all taken so it would fill up the walls and they would look so much better. I am going to send you a paper with this letter and I hope you will get it. I dont want to loose the Postage. I [shant] write any more to night. I thought [Bernie Bearie?] McGuire mad a great [speek?] when she got married but it seems she cant live away from old Clarkson yet. Ma send her love to you and says be a good boy and keep away from Billiards. we all send our love to you and write often I remain your affectionate sister Eliza E Quilty